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Dunwich in Decline

Anglia TV report in 1960, on the legends and fallacies of Dunwich on the Suffolk coast, which is no longer a thriving town, now a village.

Short documentary 1960 14 mins

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Overview

In 1960, Anglia TV’s Newman Sanders visits Dunwich; once a town with a thriving community, now a small village. Sanders speaks to a few of Dunwich's residents including Mr E J Clark who tells the legend of the bell under the sea; Mrs Watling - whose husband’s collection of seashore relics now reside at Dunwich museum; and Reverend Johnson the Vicar of Dunwich and Westleton. A reflective piece for Anglia TV, part of the β€˜Angle’ series, introduced by Dick Joice.